Santa Ana man sentenced for disability fraud

A Santa Ana man was sentenced to jail and probation on Friday for lying about his ability to work and cashing in disability checks.

Angel Monzon pleaded guilty in February to one count of filing a fraudulent insurance benefit claim and two counts of making a fraudulent statement to obtain compensation.

On Friday, he was sentenced to 180 days in jail and three years of probation, according to court records.

Prosecutors said Monzon, who worked as a granite installer for Fermol Inc. in Huntington Beach, fell on the job, dropping a large piece of granite on his thigh and knee. He was put on temporary total disability and received about $24,000 in benefits, prosecutors said.

Monzon said he couldn't work because of his injuries, but he got another job as a granite installer while collecting his disability checks, prosecutors said.

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